Recreation device for sliding downhill on a surface
AssigneeDonald Arney
InventorsCharles Buchwald, Donald Arney, Peter Brooke
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Abstract
A recreation device, used for sliding downhill on a surface, on which the rider is suspended above the surface, either in a generally horizontal position—face up or face down—or in a reclined position, thereby providing the rider with a unique experience or sensation. The winter recreation device comprises a slide member having a top and a low friction bottom adapted for sliding on the surface, a support connected to the top of the slide member and extending upward away from the slide member, and a harness suspended from the support, wherein the support and harness are adapted to suspend a user of the apparatus above the surface.
Claims20
A recreation apparatus for sliding downhill on a surface, the apparatus comprising:
- a slide member having a top and a low friction bottom adapted for sliding on the surface;
- a support connected to the top of the slide member and extending upward away therefrom, wherein the support comprises a keel connected to the to of the slide member, a mast connected to the keel and extending upwards from the slide member, and a cantilevered boom connected to the mast and extending over the slide member;
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- a harness suspended from the cantilevered boom for suspending a user of the apparatus above the surface.
An apparatus for attaching to a snowboard to provide a recreation device for sliding downhill on a surface, the apparatus comprising:
- a support that may be connected to the snowboard such that it extends upward away therefrom, wherein the support comprises a keel adapted to connecting to a to surface of the snowboard, a mast connected to the keel and extending upwards from the snowboard, and a cantilevered boom connected to the mast and extending over the snowboard;
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- a harness suspended from the cantilevered boom, wherein the support and harness suspend a user of the device above the surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.